VB.Net/GUI/TabControl
Custom Tab control
<source lang="vbnet"> Imports System Imports System.Data Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Data.SqlClient public class MainClass
Shared Sub Main() Dim form1 As Form = New Form1 Application.Run(form1) End Sub
End Class
Public Class Form1
Private Sub tabProject_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, _ ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs) Handles tabProject.DrawItem Dim rect As Rectangle = e.Bounds If (e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) = DrawItemState.Selected Then rect.X += 4 rect.Y += 4 rect.Width -= 8 rect.Height -= 8 Else rect.X += 2 rect.Y += 2 rect.Width -= 4 rect.Height -= 4 End If Select Case e.Index Case 0 e.Graphics.FillEllipse(Brushes.Green, rect) Case 1 e.Graphics.FillEllipse(Brushes.Yellow, rect) Case 2 e.Graphics.FillEllipse(Brushes.Red, rect) End Select If (e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) = DrawItemState.Selected Then e.Graphics.DrawEllipse( _ New Pen(Color.Black, 3), _ rect) Else e.Graphics.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, rect) End If End Sub
End Class
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.rupilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _ Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then components.Dispose() End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub "Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. "Do not modify it using the code editor. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _ Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.tabProject = New System.Windows.Forms.TabControl Me.TabPage1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Me.TabPage2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Me.TabPage3 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Me.tabProject.SuspendLayout() Me.SuspendLayout() " "tabProject " Me.tabProject.Controls.Add(Me.TabPage1) Me.tabProject.Controls.Add(Me.TabPage2) Me.tabProject.Controls.Add(Me.TabPage3) Me.tabProject.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.TabDrawMode.OwnerDrawFixed Me.tabProject.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8) Me.tabProject.Name = "tabProject" Me.tabProject.SelectedIndex = 0 Me.tabProject.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(272, 200) Me.tabProject.TabIndex = 1 " "TabPage1 " Me.TabPage1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage1.Name = "TabPage1" Me.TabPage1.Padding = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3) Me.TabPage1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 174) Me.TabPage1.TabIndex = 0 Me.TabPage1.Text = "TabPage1" " "TabPage2 " Me.TabPage2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage2.Name = "TabPage2" Me.TabPage2.Padding = New System.Windows.Forms.Padding(3) Me.TabPage2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 174) Me.TabPage2.TabIndex = 1 Me.TabPage2.Text = "TabPage2" " "TabPage3 " Me.TabPage3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage3.Name = "TabPage3" Me.TabPage3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 174) Me.TabPage3.TabIndex = 2 Me.TabPage3.Text = "TabPage3" " "Form1 " Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!) Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(289, 217) Me.Controls.Add(Me.tabProject) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "UseTabControlOwnerDrawn" Me.tabProject.ResumeLayout(False) Me.ResumeLayout(False) End Sub Friend WithEvents tabProject As System.Windows.Forms.TabControl Friend WithEvents TabPage1 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Friend WithEvents TabPage2 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Friend WithEvents TabPage3 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage
End Class
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Use Tab Control
<source lang="vbnet"> Imports System.Windows.Forms Module Module1
Sub Main() Application.Run(New Form1) End Sub
End Module Public Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
- Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New() MyBase.New() "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer. InitializeComponent() "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call End Sub "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing Then If Not (components Is Nothing) Then components.Dispose() End If End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub "Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. "Do not modify it using the code editor. Friend WithEvents TabControl1 As System.Windows.Forms.TabControl Friend WithEvents TabPage1 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Friend WithEvents TabPage2 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Friend WithEvents TabPage3 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Friend WithEvents TabPage4 As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox Friend WithEvents TextBox2 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox Friend WithEvents TextBox3 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox Friend WithEvents TextBox4 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.TabControl1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabControl() Me.TabPage1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox() Me.TabPage2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.TextBox2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox() Me.TabPage3 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.TextBox3 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox() Me.TabPage4 = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.TextBox4 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox() Me.TabControl1.SuspendLayout() Me.TabPage1.SuspendLayout() Me.TabPage2.SuspendLayout() Me.TabPage3.SuspendLayout() Me.TabPage4.SuspendLayout() Me.SuspendLayout() " "TabControl1 " Me.TabControl1.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TabPage1, Me.TabPage2, Me.TabPage3, Me.TabPage4}) Me.TabControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(48, 48) Me.TabControl1.Name = "TabControl1" Me.TabControl1.SelectedIndex = 0 Me.TabControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(288, 200) Me.TabControl1.TabIndex = 0 " "TabPage1 " Me.TabPage1.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox1}) Me.TabPage1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage1.Name = "TabPage1" Me.TabPage1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(280, 174) Me.TabPage1.TabIndex = 0 Me.TabPage1.Text = "Visual Basic .Net" " "TextBox1 " Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8) Me.TextBox1.Multiline = True Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1" Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 160) Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 0 Me.TextBox1.Text = "" " "TabPage2 " Me.TabPage2.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox2}) Me.TabPage2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage2.Name = "TabPage2" Me.TabPage2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(280, 174) Me.TabPage2.TabIndex = 1 Me.TabPage2.Text = "C# " " "TextBox2 " Me.TextBox2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8) Me.TextBox2.Multiline = True Me.TextBox2.Name = "TextBox2" Me.TextBox2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 160) Me.TextBox2.TabIndex = 0 Me.TextBox2.Text = "" " "TabPage3 " Me.TabPage3.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox3}) Me.TabPage3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage3.Name = "TabPage3" Me.TabPage3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(280, 174) Me.TabPage3.TabIndex = 2 Me.TabPage3.Text = "HTML" " "TextBox3 " Me.TextBox3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8) Me.TextBox3.Multiline = True Me.TextBox3.Name = "TextBox3" Me.TextBox3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 160) Me.TextBox3.TabIndex = 0 Me.TextBox3.Text = "" " "TabPage4 " Me.TabPage4.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox4}) Me.TabPage4.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.TabPage4.Name = "TabPage4" Me.TabPage4.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(280, 174) Me.TabPage4.TabIndex = 3 Me.TabPage4.Text = "Upgrading" " "TextBox4 " Me.TextBox4.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8) Me.TextBox4.Multiline = True Me.TextBox4.Name = "TextBox4" Me.TextBox4.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 160) Me.TextBox4.TabIndex = 0 Me.TextBox4.Text = "" " "Form1 " Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13) Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(528, 389) Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TabControl1}) Me.Name = "Form1" Me.Text = "TabControlDemo" Me.TabControl1.ResumeLayout(False) Me.TabPage1.ResumeLayout(False) Me.TabPage2.ResumeLayout(False) Me.TabPage3.ResumeLayout(False) Me.TabPage4.ResumeLayout(False) Me.ResumeLayout(False) End Sub
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Private Sub Form1_Activated(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated TextBox1.Text = "some text" TextBox2.Text = "some text" TextBox3.Text = "some text" TextBox4.Text = "some text" End Sub
End Class
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Using TabControl to display various font settings
<source lang="vbnet"> Imports System Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.IO Public Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main() Dim myform As Form = New FrmTabs() Application.Run(myform) End Sub " Main
End Class
Public Class FrmTabs
Inherits Form
- Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
Public Sub New() MyBase.New() "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer. InitializeComponent() "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call End Sub "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing Then If Not (components Is Nothing) Then components.Dispose() End If End If MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub " output label reflects text changes Friend WithEvents lblDisplay As Label " table control containing table pages tbpColor, " tbpSize, tbpMessage and tbpAbout Friend WithEvents tbcTextOptions As TabControl " table page containing color options Friend WithEvents tbpColor As TabPage Friend WithEvents radBlack As RadioButton Friend WithEvents radRed As RadioButton Friend WithEvents radGreen As RadioButton " table page containing font size options Friend WithEvents tbpSize As TabPage Friend WithEvents radSize12 As RadioButton Friend WithEvents radSize16 As RadioButton Friend WithEvents radSize20 As RadioButton " table page containing text display options Friend WithEvents tbpMessage As TabPage Friend WithEvents radHello As RadioButton Friend WithEvents radGoodbye As RadioButton " table page containing about message Friend WithEvents tbpAbout As TabPage Friend WithEvents lblMessage As Label "Required by the Windows Form Designer Private components As System.ruponentModel.Container "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer. "Do not modify it using the code editor. <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent() Me.radSize12 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.radSize20 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.radHello = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.lblDisplay = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.tbpMessage = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.radGoodbye = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.tbpAbout = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.lblMessage = New System.Windows.Forms.Label() Me.radSize16 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.tbpColor = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.radGreen = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.radRed = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.radBlack = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton() Me.tbcTextOptions = New System.Windows.Forms.TabControl() Me.tbpSize = New System.Windows.Forms.TabPage() Me.tbpMessage.SuspendLayout() Me.tbpAbout.SuspendLayout() Me.tbpColor.SuspendLayout() Me.tbcTextOptions.SuspendLayout() Me.tbpSize.SuspendLayout() Me.SuspendLayout() " "radSize12 " Me.radSize12.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radSize12.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 24) Me.radSize12.Name = "radSize12" Me.radSize12.TabIndex = 0 Me.radSize12.Text = "12 point" " "radSize20 " Me.radSize20.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 104) Me.radSize20.Name = "radSize20" Me.radSize20.TabIndex = 2 Me.radSize20.Text = "20 point" " "radHello " Me.radHello.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radHello.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 24) Me.radHello.Name = "radHello" Me.radHello.TabIndex = 0 Me.radHello.Text = "Hello!" " "lblDisplay " Me.lblDisplay.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12.0!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.lblDisplay.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 184) Me.lblDisplay.Name = "lblDisplay" Me.lblDisplay.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(272, 40) Me.lblDisplay.TabIndex = 1 Me.lblDisplay.Text = "Hello!" Me.lblDisplay.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter " "tbpMessage " Me.tbpMessage.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.radGoodbye, Me.radHello}) Me.tbpMessage.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.tbpMessage.Name = "tbpMessage" Me.tbpMessage.TabIndex = 2 Me.tbpMessage.Text = "Message" " "radGoodbye " Me.radGoodbye.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radGoodbye.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 64) Me.radGoodbye.Name = "radGoodbye" Me.radGoodbye.TabIndex = 1 Me.radGoodbye.Text = "Goodbye!" " "tbpAbout " Me.tbpAbout.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.lblMessage}) Me.tbpAbout.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.tbpAbout.Name = "tbpAbout" Me.tbpAbout.TabIndex = 3 Me.tbpAbout.Text = "About" " "lblMessage " Me.lblMessage.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 14.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.lblMessage.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16) Me.lblMessage.Name = "lblMessage" Me.lblMessage.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(248, 104) Me.lblMessage.TabIndex = 0 Me.lblMessage.Text = "This is a tab page." " "radSize16 " Me.radSize16.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radSize16.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 64) Me.radSize16.Name = "radSize16" Me.radSize16.TabIndex = 1 Me.radSize16.Text = "16 point" " "tbpColor " Me.tbpColor.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.radGreen, Me.radRed, Me.radBlack}) Me.tbpColor.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.tbpColor.Name = "tbpColor" Me.tbpColor.TabIndex = 0 Me.tbpColor.Text = "Color" " "radGreen " Me.radGreen.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radGreen.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 104) Me.radGreen.Name = "radGreen" Me.radGreen.TabIndex = 2 Me.radGreen.Text = "Green" " "radRed " Me.radRed.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radRed.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 64) Me.radRed.Name = "radRed" Me.radRed.TabIndex = 1 Me.radRed.Text = "Red" " "radBlack " Me.radBlack.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte)) Me.radBlack.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 24) Me.radBlack.Name = "radBlack" Me.radBlack.TabIndex = 0 Me.radBlack.Text = "Black" " "tbcTextOptions " Me.tbcTextOptions.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.tbpColor, Me.tbpSize, Me.tbpMessage, Me.tbpAbout}) Me.tbcTextOptions.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8) Me.tbcTextOptions.Name = "tbcTextOptions" Me.tbcTextOptions.SelectedIndex = 0 Me.tbcTextOptions.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(280, 168) Me.tbcTextOptions.TabIndex = 0 " "tbpSize " Me.tbpSize.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.radSize20, Me.radSize16, Me.radSize12}) Me.tbpSize.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(4, 22) Me.tbpSize.Name = "tbpSize" Me.tbpSize.TabIndex = 1 Me.tbpSize.Text = "Size" " "FrmTabs " Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13) Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 229) Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.lblDisplay, Me.tbcTextOptions}) Me.Name = "FrmTabs" Me.Text = "Using Tabs" Me.tbpMessage.ResumeLayout(False) Me.tbpAbout.ResumeLayout(False) Me.tbpColor.ResumeLayout(False) Me.tbcTextOptions.ResumeLayout(False) Me.tbpSize.ResumeLayout(False) Me.ResumeLayout(False) End Sub
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Private Sub radBlack_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radBlack.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.ForeColor = Color.Black End Sub Private Sub radRed_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radRed.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.ForeColor = Color.Red End Sub Private Sub radGreen_CheckedChanged _ (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radGreen.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.ForeColor = Color.Green End Sub Private Sub radSize12_CheckedChanged( _ ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radSize12.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.Font = New Font(lblDisplay.Font.Name, 12) End Sub Private Sub radSize16_CheckedChanged _ (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radSize16.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.Font = New Font(lblDisplay.Font.Name, 16) End Sub Private Sub radSize20_CheckedChanged _ (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radSize20.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.Font = New Font(lblDisplay.Font.Name, 20) End Sub Private Sub radHello_CheckedChanged _ (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radHello.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.Text = "Hello!" End Sub Private Sub radGoodbye_CheckedChanged _ (ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _ Handles radGoodbye.CheckedChanged lblDisplay.Text = "Goodbye!" End Sub
End Class
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